New ordinances will give Woodstock police new tools to address “inappropriate behavior” by the homeless this summer, Mayor Brian Sager promises. “I don’t want to say ‘aggressive,’” the mayor said […]
Homelessness will not disappear overnight. While there is no perfect solution, several local organizations have been working to make the best of a difficult situation. Currently, agencies across McHenry County […]
Last month’s announcement that Ethereal Confections is moving diagonally across the Woodstock Square to the former Elks Lodge building generated buzz in town and much excitement on Ethereal’s Facebook page. […]
A book can be a vehicle by which a reader is transported to incredible places. But on Wednesday, April 4, Rita Collins – owner of St. Rita’s Amazing Traveling Bookstore […]
Van Brautigam Van Brautigam, originally from McHenry County, suffered a brain injury in a childhood accident that has left him unable to work. He is receiving federal Supplemental Security Income; […]
Part of the conundrum facing communities that want to “solve” homelessness is that the problem does not have a single cause. Moreover, a combination of two or more factors often […]
Longtime Woodstock business Peters Motors has moved operations to a new, larger facility, led by second generation owner Craig Peters and his son, Ryan, carrying the business into the third […]
Beautiful verse soon will be a familiar refrain around the city of Woodstock. Local businesses, inspired by the passionate Atrocious Poets, will show their support for National Poetry Month all […]
ABOUT THIS SERIES Woodstock attracts people who are homeless because, as the county seat, many agencies are here to serve them. In this three-part series, The Independent will examine the problem, […]
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Mary Skinner will bring the story of Irena Sendler, a member of an underground network that conspired against the Nazis to save Jewish children from the Warsaw […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
